Craf’it & ABO Coffee & Dessert

Man I totally forgot about this place. Stickers, coffee and gelato? A weird mish mash of Asian arts and crafts store plus snacks. Never seemed a lot of people were ever in it.

Contain yourself
Rummaging through
Around the store
Find random junk…
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I mean crafts
They are closing soon… forever!
Wow! Seriously this place has been long time not reviewed by other Unilocalers.
To update the reviews, this place is actually going out of business! Everything in the store is currently 50%off minus the café side of the store. It’s quite sad that I just discovered this place in the tiny plaza! Lots of random scrapbooking stuff, build it yourself kits, toys, etc.
I came in this weekend and got suckered in to buying those japanese blind box toys… sigh. haha Even with the 50%off, I still felt it was expensive. =\ So I shook my boxes several times and tried to figure out what the heck I was getting myself into. hahaha But luckily, my friend and I got the ones we wanted!!! One box came with a cute miniature set of mushroom kitchenware… bowl, plate, S&P shaker, sugar and condiment holder, and a small container with a lid! Super cute! The other was a miniature size box of assorted french cookies!!!
And the sweet tooth that I am, I get their Lemoncello poppyseed gelato and Mexican wedding cookie! bwahahaha
At lunch time the parking here gets PACKED!!! But other then that it’s usually dead here! 3 stars for having only one person working there! Not everything is tagged, so it’s annoying to have to ask the one and only cash register person how much something is! booo -.-

This is the only place I know of where I can get some gelato and browse through cute arts and crafts stuff. I buy the majority of my cute scrapbooking stickers here and the prices aren’t too bad. It’s also really close to my house; every other place that sells crafty stuff in Sunnyvale is across town. Combining crafts and dessert is a cute idea and I like this place.

I buy all my scrapbooking essientials here. This store has everything you need for that perfect page.

I’ve had this place bookmarked for a while, so thought I’d check it out today while driving down Tasman. Interesting concept, even more interesting is the location. It’s at a busy interesection of Larwrence and Tasman, so hopefully word-​of-​mouth will help Craf’it.
I am glad I stopped here, but I didn’t have a project in mind, so I definitely will be coming back. On the right side, you’ll find a café. Coffee Drinks, sandwiches, and ice cream. I didn’t check that out, but I did the left side, which was all things paper crafty. I mention paper because you aren’t going to find yarn and other stuff like that. Primarily a really cool scrapbooking store with stamps, papers, stickers, but also has some other cool things for non-​scrapbooking as well.
I don’t scrapbook, but I loved the stuff! And there is some gifty things in there. A must stop if you like to be crafty. Also, they have classes. That is something I will certainly be checking out.

Cute store with nice modern art/​craft bits if you have that creative flare and want to design your own scrapbook, they have classes you can take!
They have a side section which serves «ice cream/​gelato», breakfast pasteries and smoothies.
Neat store which is frequently missed by drive by traffic. I dont think the location does it «justice». It should be on a neighorhood store like in downtown Sunnyvale or downtown Mt View.

This is a small store with a few tasteful and cute stationery, scrapbooking, and paper craft things. I have a feeling they’re going for local, hangy-​out place/​community rather than ultimate crafting paradise. I didn’t really scrutinize the scrapbooking supplies or the café area, but it didn’t seem like a vast selection that you’d find at a specialty scrapbooking store.
I went to this store, b/​c according to their website, they had paper automata kits which you can’t find just anywhere. Less than 10 seconds after I walked in, I was asked if I needed help finding something and the salesperson took me to the kit area.
Whoo, they’ve got lots of of these kits, for building moving toys out of paper. All very funny, and some beautiful works of art. It was really hard to choose. I’ll be back after I finished my flying pig and red knight machines. (I bought the last flying pig in the store. Later, I went to their website and the pig was marked at sold out. So they are very on the ball about updating inventory in their online store.)
This place has a small bit of kawaii, cutie stuff, which I personally enjoy. A few character zipper pulls, cute magnets, shrinky-​dink type plastic you can run through your ink jet printer, origami papers, Cubicle toy sets, and best of all those Puchi Petite Mini Sweets and Mini Meals in blind boxes. A blind box means you don’t know which set you’re getting, like trading cards.
Ok, now please DON’T go abusing the sales people and begging them for particular sets after I tell you this story. A lot of fun is to be had in being surprised by contents. They knew I wanted a particular set to give to a friend, although I would have been happy with any set I got. And they actually took the time to «guess» which of the boxes «might» have the one I wanted. And they were right!
Normally, I’d give it 3 stars, but it gets another star b/​c of the very helpful and friendly sales staff. On Unilocal,it says that on the store closes earlier on weekends, but I don’t think that it accurate– It is open later that that. Call the store to find out how late they are open.

I didn’t want to drive all the way to Michael’s, but I was in desperate need of stickers for my latest scrapbook documenting my recent trip to Europe. So I went to Craf’it hoping I would find what I needed. I kind of did, but just as I suspected their merchandise catered more to soccer moms and women who like to do lots of hands-​on projects. I found a couple of relevant stickers and some beautiful paper to jazz up a couple of pages of my scrapbook. All in all, I was happy with my purchase and the lady that worked there told me there would be new stickers coming in July. I guess I’ll have to go back then.

So I know I’m a retard, but I have to go through those awful ValPac advertisements for coupons to places that sound good. This place had coupons for free gelato or something, and even though I lost the coupon itself, I thought «a craft store and café with gelato? odd… but could be worth a shot!» I sort of expected like a two part store, maybe? A space owned by a hubby and wife or something… so I went there with my boyfriend…
What the hell is this? There are like two tables, and a bunch of aisles of old style hallmark-​esque glitter and glue. Like a tiny, trashy Michael’s with espresso.
Maybe if I’d stayed to find out if they had good coffee and tasty treats, I’d be giving them a more balanced, less bitchy review. But this isn’t a café at all, and so my boyfriend and I just walked out and drove out of the way to the Bean Scene on Murphy Street.

A strange combination of café and craft store, Craf’it is tucked away where you’d least expect it, in a small shopping center on Tasman near Lawrence.
I haven’t tried the café, but I’ve looked through the crafts area a few times. They had some ok items, including origami paper and some stamps, but a lot of the designs seemed very similar. Also, they seemed to have a lot of Christian-​themed products, which is really not my theme.
The selection is really not that great, but you might find an item or two of interest. I wouldn’t make the trip to this area just for the store, but if you’re nearby, it’s ok for a short visit.

I guess I had a high expectation of this place because it is a craft store and café. The idea is great! But what they carry is just a bunch of junk. I was probably interested in a forth of the scrapbook stuff they carry.
If they are going to call it a craft store, they should carry more supplies. They should of just called it a scrapbook/​coffee store. Their desserts were bland and tasted like they’ve been frozen and defrosted and chalky. The assortment of paper was ok. But it’s the same as going to Michaels. The prices are the same as well.

I read about this place and decided to give them a try. This is not a review about their food/​coffee side since I haven’t tried any.
But so far I really like the concept and the display of the craft side of the store. It’s located in a quiet place, with a clean working environment should you want to go work on your project there.
They carry a different array of craft items than Michael’s, some from Asia, some from smaller companies. The prices are a little higher, but the items are very unique. Plus they offer you a coupon for 10% off an item next time when you ring up.
Their classes are at a very reasonable rate, quality of teaching is excellent, by hobbyists themselves. ^_​^ This is a «mom and pop» shop and unique on its own. I will definitely come back to buy some tools/​items here.
I would definitely go back there again!

i just came here because today was free cone day! i thought the concept of the store is cute. it’s a dessert place that also sells cute arts and crafts. i was surprised that they only had 8 flavors of gelato. i got to try the dark chocolate and the cookies and cream. i ended up getting a cone of cookies and cream! it was smooth and creamy and pretty good! i have tried another cookies and cream gelato before and it was nasty which kind of turned me off. i walked around whilst eating my cone and thought the products in the store were all very unique and cute! the prices are normal considering they are unusual items. i would come back here for gelato sometime!

I’ve passed this place numerous times on my way home and not once did I notice this place was a craft store. Because of heavy traffic and a broken stop light I finally read the sign and was inclined to check this place out.
Let me just say this place would have made a lot of my crafting projects a helluva lot easier. This place had lots of cute little knick knacks and opens lots of possible crafty creations.
The café section is a nice touch. Didn’t try any of the pastries since they did not look fresh. But pretty nifty idea having a café inside a craft store.

Craf’it has a large variety of supplies for scrapbooking, invitations, greeting cards and basically any art and craft projects that involve paper products. They also offer art and craft classes (some are FREE). Customer service is very personal — they can even help create unique, bilingual (Chinese/​English) wedding invitations. One side of the craft store is a café where you can get gelato, homemade cakes, sandwiches and drinks. You can check out their website for class schedules and specials (coupon for FREE gelato in May!).
It is a cute concept store. The owner, Ada, is very helpful and absolutely delightful to talk to!

I use to work and teach crafts here and I love this store.
They have the best management and coolest bosses ever! Employees are very nice and they give off this family feeling.
The owner is a crafter herself so she knows her products. She spends lots of time picking out the best, most unique products to add to the craft collection. She also goes out of the box to find things that aren’t usually for scrapbooking and incorporate them into the store such as architectural double-​sided tape that is thin enough not to bulk up your page but also as strong as super glue.
She also has handmade paper and all sizes and colors of skeleton leaves that are very hard to find elsewhere. There’s a huge die-​cut machine in the craft room which anyone can use to make cool paper boxes and all sorts of other cutouts… great for wedding and party favors.
Lastly, on the ABO desserts side, I love the Gelato. crme Brule & stracciatella (like cookies and cream) are my favorite. Others have commented on this so I’ll continue. No one knows, but you can customize your orders. I like to order fresh waffles that you can ask them to add anything you want like gelato, whip cream, fruits… it’s yummy and fresh. Plus, for your sandwiches, you can choose to have it grilled in the Panini press, which toasts the bread and adds great taste to your sandwich. I don’t drink coffee so I can’t tell you about it, but they HAVE THE BEST SHAKES! Try the STRAWBERRYOGI – you won’t regret it!

It’s your friendly neighborhood craft, gift, coffee, pastry, and ice cream store! What, this category hasn’t made it into Unilocal yet? Shocking!
Craf’it is located next to Chubby’s, in the strip mall that also houses Steven’s Philly Cheesesteaks and Phở Queen. As such, it’s a good place to grab dessert or coffee after eating at one of those places. They have Gelato Classico in-​house, so if you work closer to 237 than 101, it’s a closer source of frozen dessert substance than Ben & Jerry’s. Unfortunately, the freezer is small, so they don’t have the Gelato Classico flavors I covet (caramello chocolate crunch, stracciatella, Bavarian mint).
The craft side of the store seems to have a lot of stuff for scrapbooking (which I don’t do, so I can’t tell you how impressive their selection is) and some cute things from Japan. I did find some extremely cute Midori magnets there, so I now have little tiny cats clinging upside down on my metal cubicle shelf.
So, I’m not sure if this store will survive. The two store concepts are a rather odd match for each other. And «Hey, let’s go to the craft store for gelato» makes just about as much sense to my head as «Hey, let’s go to the coffee shop and get a heart-​shaped hole punch.»
I guess we’ll see.